Information Technology
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Sears debuts repair siteNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears announced Monday its new SearsHomeServices.com site with information on how to improve your home, do-it-yourself quick fixes, common applianc...
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Building small businesses online, one click at a time
Nov 01, 2015 7:12 am - Many small-business owners just want to hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete and shut down shop at the end of a long day. After fielding calls, filling orders and working with customers,...
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Tech giants take a break to reload in spending warOct 31, 2015 7:31 am - We're in an unusual period of détente in technology giants' spending wars. Just don't expect the calm to last. Google, Microsoft, Amazon - three of the world's biggest o...
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A net neutrality recap as Europe prepared to actOct 31, 2015 7:31 am - The European Union is poised to vote on a critical package of Internet rules Tuesday that will determine how millions of European citizens access the Web. In many ways, ...
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New Squad app is Tinder for friends
Oct 31, 2015 7:12 am - Every day, it seems like there's a new app billing itself as the Tinder for something other than dating. There's UPTOP, the Tinder of real estate. Zola, where you can sw...
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'Leon' lets you play adventure game on Twitter
Oct 31, 2015 7:11 am - Washington Post A very fun choose-your-own adventure game - playable entirely on Twitter - went live last week, complete with pixel art, secret hints, and lots of surpr...
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Four things Wal-Mart wants to do with its dronesOct 31, 2015 7:08 am - Wal-Mart recently filed for an exemption with the Federal Aviation Administration to test drones. The retailer's logistics team has been testing indoors for several mon...
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Google officially embraces the podcast
Oct 31, 2015 6:43 am - Google will now officially support podcasts for Android, through its Google Play store. According to an official post from Google, the company is launching an official p...
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What is 5G and why should lawmakers care?
Oct 31, 2015 6:33 am - WASHINGTON - A decision last week by the FCC to open large swathes of high-frequency radio spectrum for use in next generation wireless networks marks a turning point in...
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GIFs are for everybody now
Oct 31, 2015 6:25 am - Instagram's new Boomerang feature isn't a GIF-maker, but it thinks like one: The tool makes one-second videos out of a burst of photos. The Boomerang videos loop indefin...